Original French Tabatière Breech Loading Rifle Converted to Shotgun for African Trade c.1880 Snider Rifle Parts partial owner and eventually controlling

partial owner and eventually controlling partner of what would become the Hopkins & Allen Company (formerly the Bacon Manufacturing Company) of Norwich

Bulova model 10AKCSH hand-winding and hacking movement

and Steel Batch 308

It crossed the German border near Sittard

Features of note include: maker's markings together with regimental marking on rear portion of blade directly in front of the guard

Original French Tabatière Breech Loading Rifle Converted to Shotgun for African Trade c.1880 Snider Rifle Parts partial owner and eventually controllingOriginal Item: One of a kind. Somewhat romantic, this is a French Tabatire, their equivalent of the Snider Rifle of the 1860s. It was converted after Military use to Single barrel half stocked Shot Guns specifically for the African Trade and selling to the ZULUS. In very neglected and abused condition, from long time storage, this is now JUST A DECORATOR, but may have an interesting history for YOU to create. Tabatire rifles are rare, much more so